Anxiety is a very common condition, with about 31% of adults in America experiencing it at some point in their lives. Pharmaceutical drugs can be effective for a time, but often come with undesirable side effects. They can be harmful if taken long term.
ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN & TEENS SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE HAS ANSWERS6/10/2026 Sadly, autism, anxiety, depression, behavior problems, and other mental health conditions are afflicting more of our keiki. These brain/gut/neurological conditions have similar treatment protocols. While traditional mental health therapies like psychology, psychiatry, and counseling help our youth understand and come to terms with their concerns, many mental health conditions have their roots in physical imbalances.
Similar medical issues underlie many mental health conditions. Children’s and teens’ unhealthy eating habits is one. That typically leads to poor gut health, and our gut is where brain neurotransmitters are made. Neurotransmitters are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry signals that influence muscle movement, sleep, hunger, emotional balance, mood, blood pressure, and memory. Dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins are fairly well known neurotransmitters. Gut imbalances can make them all less effective. The doctors explain how other influences also undermine our keiki’s mental health – like methylation problems, toxins in our food and the environment, blood sugar imbalances. And let’s not forget excessive screen time, with its own, powerful, negative effects on children’s mental health. While improving mental health isn’t quite as simple as adopting a health-promoting diet and lifestyle, those are the major building blocks for happier keiki. Medical grade herbs, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients – based on a child’s lab tests – can offer a big boost to their mental as well as physical health. Dr. Williams, our women's health specialist, went through some difficult women's health issues herself. With naturopathic medicine and acupuncture, she was able to overcome them. That experience served to deepen her dedication to helping her patients do the same. (Acupuncture can help with much more than back pain.)
Some women experience such extreme symptoms around their monthly cycle that the medical community has determined them to be a specific condition, called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). It manifests as a highly disruptive emotional and physical experience, including severe anxiety, anger, panic attacks, depression, extreme fatigue, insomnia, and joint/muscle pain. Our patients have found remarkable improvement in even the most severe conditions. You’ll learn the process our doctors use to diagnose what’s going on and the natural medicines and remedies that bring a woman’s body back into balance, bringing relief from the often debilitating symptoms. Dr. Williams' 3 case histories of patients' success are inspiring. Both she and Dr. Taketa-Wong are trained to seek the specific underlying causes affecting each individual woman, with a special focus on hormone imbalances. (Regular medicine options are typically limited to antidepressants, hormonal birth control, and ibuprofen, though exercise, stress reduction, and dietary changes are sometimes also advised.) |
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